EUGENE, Ore. — Noah Lyles locked down the first major step in his quest for an Olympic sprint double Sunday, coming from behind to win the 100 meters at U.S. track trials in 9.83 seconds to qualify for that race in Paris.
Lyles overcame a slow start to beat 200-meter specialist Kenny Bednarek by .04.
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